US Senate approves new Iran sanctions bill

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate gaveunanimous approval on Monday to a package of new economicsanctions on Iran's oil just days ahead of a meeting betweenmajor world powers and Tehran.

The West suspects Iran is working to build a nuclear bomband the sanctions are meant to strip Tehran of revenue byshutting down financial deals with Iran's powerful state oil andtanker enterprises. Iran has said its nuclear program is forcivilian purposes.